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‘the last mandate of Trudeau, from 1980 to 1984, was a remarkable chapter in Canadian history’

‘Third parties may not always directly influence an election, but they do set the tone for what is discussed and start the next mandate off on a particular foot.’

‘In August 2002, he announced that he would not seek a fourth mandate, but would serve until 2004.’

verb

[with object]

Pronunciation /manˈdeɪt/

1Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.

‘the rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by God’

‘With the money, it will acquire and restructure more mills, as mandated by the State Council.’

‘Having made this judgment, the Security Council may then mandate the US and its allies to use force in order to remove him.’

‘Well, the problem here is, the ballot initiatives mandate something like 70 percent of the spending in the budget.’

‘The program was mandated to render assistance to forest occupants in developing and improving the ecological health of open and denuded forestlands by planting a combination of agricultural crops and tree species.’